{"id":42774,"date":"2016-08-13T14:26:30","date_gmt":"2016-08-13T18:26:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/is-nbc-sports-homophobic\/"},"modified":"2016-08-13T14:26:30","modified_gmt":"2016-08-13T18:26:30","slug":"is-nbc-sports-homophobic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/is-nbc-sports-homophobic\/","title":{"rendered":"Is NBC Sports Homophobic?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Is NBC Sports Homophobic?<\/b><\/p>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/queerty-prodweb.s3.amazonaws.com\/content\/docs\/2016\/08\/11163644\/7972804112_5395f8b12b_z.jpg\" alt=\"Tom Daley\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/queerty-prodweb.s3.amazonaws.com\/content\/docs\/2016\/08\/11163644\/7972804112_5395f8b12b_z.jpg 640w, https:\/\/queerty-prodweb.s3.amazonaws.com\/content\/docs\/2016\/08\/11163644\/7972804112_5395f8b12b_z-360x240.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\"><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.queerty.com\/tag\/Tom-Daley\">Tom Daley<\/a>, photo <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/flikr\/7972804112\" target=\"_blank\">via Flickr<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/2.0\/\" target=\"_blank\">CC 2.0<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.queerty.com\/tag\/nbc\" target=\"_blank\">NBC<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.queerty.com\/tag\/sports\" target=\"_blank\">Sports<\/a> seems to have a&nbsp;problem treating <a href=\"http:\/\/www.queerty.com\/tag\/gay-athletes\" target=\"_blank\">gay athletes<\/a>, and the <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> parents of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.queerty.com\/tag\/athletes\" target=\"_blank\">athletes<\/a>, with the same respect and visibility it shows to their heterosexual counterparts.<\/p>\n<p>They failed to identify&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.queerty.com\/tag\/tom-daley\" target=\"_blank\">Tom Daley<\/a>&lsquo;s financ&eacute; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.queerty.com\/tag\/dustin-lance-black\" target=\"_blank\">Dustin Lance Black<\/a> when showing he and Daley&rsquo;s mother in the crowd, dressed in matching &ldquo;Team Daley&rdquo; shirts.<\/p>\n<p>Black, an Academy Award winning screenwriter, is famous in his own right. Mentioning the family members and partners of athletes while showing them cheering in the stands is typically a reflex during <a href=\"http:\/\/www.queerty.com\/tag\/olympics\" target=\"_blank\">Olympic<\/a> coverage, which is always hungry for a good human interest story.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.queerty.com\/gay-bi-men-prefer-olympic-aquatics-team-gb-shows-20160804\" target=\"_blank\">Gay, Bi Men Prefer Olympic Aquatics, Team GB Shows Why<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Could the network have resisted lingering over an Oscar-winner affianced to an Olympic medal-winner if the relationship didn&rsquo;t involve two people of the same <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a>?&rdquo; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.slate.com\/blogs\/outward\/2016\/08\/09\/why_didn_t_nbc_mention_tom_daley_s_fiance_dustin_lance_black.html\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Slate<\/em> asks<\/a>, continuing, &ldquo;&hellip;do you really think they wouldn&rsquo;t point out a diver&rsquo;s celebrity fianc&eacute;e if it were Marion Cotillard, Brie Larson, or another Oscar-winner whose fame level was roughly commensurate with Black&rsquo;s?&hellip;You don&rsquo;t have to be the kind of person who sees homophobia everywhere to think the commentators were reluctant to bring up a star athlete&rsquo;s homosexuality.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Then there was commentator Chris Marlowe referring to Brazilian volleyball player Larissa&nbsp;Fran&ccedil;a&rsquo;s wife as her &ldquo;husband.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m sorry for the mistake today. Clearly, Liliane is Larissa&rsquo;s wife,&rdquo; Marlowe said, which served as the only apology to come from the network.<\/p>\n<p>Former <a href=\"http:\/\/www.queerty.com\/tag\/nba\" target=\"_blank\">NBA<\/a> player <a href=\"http:\/\/www.queerty.com\/tag\/jason-collins\" target=\"_blank\">Jason Collins<\/a>, the first openly <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> athlete to play in one of the four major U.S. sports leagues, and was one of the many people on Twitter to express their frustration with the mistake, tweeting a link to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.outsports.com\/2016\/8\/9\/12416610\/larissa-franca-beach-volleyball-gay-nbc-comment-olympics\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Outsports<\/em> article<\/a> on the incident.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I saw this <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=grq0&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">live<\/a> and was confused when the commentator said &#8220;husband&#8221;. C&#8217;mon <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nbc\">@nbc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBCOlympics\">@NBCOlympics<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBCSports\">@NBCSports<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DoBetter?src=hash\">#DoBetter<\/a> ? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UYJC0qfiOf\">t.co\/UYJC0qfiOf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jason Collins (@jasoncollins98) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jasoncollins98\/status\/763126867402559488\">August 9, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This goes beyond the Olympics, as <em>Outsports<\/em> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.outsports.com\/2016\/8\/10\/12420708\/nbc-sports-gay-problem\" target=\"_blank\">points out<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>For the last few years NBC Sports has employed an avowed proud homophobe, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.queerty.com\/tag\/tony-dungy\" target=\"_blank\">Tony Dungy<\/a>, as one of its lead <a href=\"http:\/\/www.queerty.com\/tag\/nfl\" target=\"_blank\">NFL<\/a> commentators. Dungy has&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.outsports.com\/2013\/2\/20\/4010368\/tony-dungy-raising-money-for-anti-gay-organization\" data-ref-index=\"12\">raised money to oppose equality for gay people<\/a>, has said he &ldquo;disagrees&rdquo; with Jason Collins being <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> and,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.outsports.com\/2014\/12\/1\/7316687\/tony-dungy-jesus-gay-michael-sam\" data-ref-index=\"13\">in a fit of hypocrisy<\/a>, said he&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.outsports.com\/2014\/7\/23\/5929693\/tony-dungy-drafted-michael-sam-gay-rams\" data-ref-index=\"14\">would not want openly gay<\/a> NFL player <a href=\"http:\/\/www.queerty.com\/tag\/michael-sam\" target=\"_blank\" data-ref-index=\"15\">Michael Sam<\/a> on his team.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Dungy, meanwhile, has advocated for us all to forget the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Michael_Vick#Dog_fighting_investigations\" target=\"_blank\">crimes of Michael Vick<\/a>, whom he has mentored after his release from prison.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.queerty.com\/michael-sam-sees-more-racism-in-gay-community-than-homophobia-in-black-community-20160330\" target=\"_blank\">Michael Sam Sees More Racism In Gay Community Than Homophobia In Black Community&nbsp;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>NBC Sports was previously <a href=\"http:\/\/www.outsports.com\/2008\/8\/27\/3860722\/nbc-apologizes-for-mitcham-gay-snub\" target=\"_blank\">forced to apologize<\/a> for not mentioning Australian Diver <a href=\"http:\/\/www.queerty.com\/tag\/matthew-mitcham\" target=\"_blank\">Matthew Mitcham<\/a>&lsquo;s partner in the stands, despite doing so for the partners of straight athletes. Mitcham, who won gold, was the only openly <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> athlete at those Olympic Games. That too went unmentioned.<\/p>\n<p>At the U.S. Olympic trials, diver Jordan Windle was accompanied by his fathers.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They wouldn&rsquo;t say &lsquo;Jordan&rsquo;s dads&rsquo; during the finals of Olympic Trials,&rdquo; Jerry Windle said. &ldquo;They just said &lsquo;parents.&rsquo; Then they wouldn&rsquo;t show both Andre and I together like they showed other parents.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In 2014, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.queerty.com\/tag\/international-olympic-committee\" target=\"_blank\">International Olympic Committee<\/a> officially <a href=\"https:\/\/www.queerty.com\/international-olympic-committee-officially-adds-sexual-orientation-protection-to-its-policies-but-is-it-enough-20141212\" target=\"_blank\">added sexual orientation protections to its policies<\/a>,&nbsp;after the Games were held in Russia, which has a less than stellar record on LGBTQ rights, to say the least. They recently <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lgbtqnation.com\/2016\/01\/intl-olympic-committee-relaxes-guidelines-on-transgender-athletes\/\" target=\"_blank\">updated their policy on transgender athletes as well<\/a>, allowing <a href=\"http:\/\/www.queerty.com\/tag\/transgender\" target=\"_blank\">transgender<\/a> <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">men<\/a> to compete without limitations and transgender <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">women<\/a> to compete after a year of hormone replacement therapy, provided their testosterone levels are equal to or lower than their cisgender <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">female<\/a> counterparts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.queerty.com\/watch-ad-championing-transgender-athlete-drops-olympics-20160809\" target=\"_blank\">Nike Drops Ad Championing Transgender Athlete During Olympics<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This year&rsquo;s Olympics has a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lgbtqnation.com\/2016\/08\/record-42-athletes-will-compete-summer-olympics-rio\/\" target=\"_blank\">record number of out LGBT athletes<\/a>, meaning it is even more important than ever for them to get their coverage in order.<\/p>\n<p>Some athletes have been <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lgbtqnation.com\/2016\/08\/antigay-fans-taunt-lgbtq-olympians-cruel-chants\/\" target=\"_blank\">subjected to antigay slurs<\/a> from audiences, particularly the USA <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">women<\/a>&rsquo;s soccer team.<\/p>\n<p>A tennis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.queerty.com\/bbc-forced-apologize-air-homophobic-joke-olympics-coverage-20160810\" target=\"_blank\">broadcaster for the BBC got into trouble for a homophobic joke<\/a> he made involving the kiss <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=grq0&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">cam<\/a>, which lead to an apology.<\/p>\n<div>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/queerty2?a=DAZ5k_2-QkU:RFPSXzVhT3A:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/queerty2?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/queerty2?a=DAZ5k_2-QkU:RFPSXzVhT3A:dnMXMwOfBR0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/queerty2?d=dnMXMwOfBR0\" border=\"0\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/queerty2\/~3\/DAZ5k_2-QkU\/nbc-sports-homophobic-20160813\" class=\"autohyperlink\">feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/queerty2\/~3\/DAZ5k_2-QkU\/nbc-sports-homophobic-20160813<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is NBC Sports Homophobic? Tom Daley, photo via Flickr, CC 2.0. NBC Sports seems to have a&nbsp;problem treating <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> athletes, and the <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> parents of athletes, with the same respect and visibility it shows to their heterosexual counterparts. They failed to identify&nbsp;Tom Daley&lsquo;s financ&eacute; Dustin Lance Black when showing he and Daley&rsquo;s mother in the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/is-nbc-sports-homophobic\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Is NBC Sports Homophobic?<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2466,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[107],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42774","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Is NBC Sports Homophobic? - GAYFRIENDSCHAT.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/is-nbc-sports-homophobic\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Is NBC Sports Homophobic? - GAYFRIENDSCHAT.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Is NBC Sports Homophobic? 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